Buena Vista Biomass Power site Data Center
Ione, Amador County, CA
Source: Primary source
Buena Vista Biomass Power site Data Center is a proposed data center in Amador County, CA. DataCentersExposed has documented 41 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkPurpose: AI. Behind-the-meter Imported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Meta expanding Richland Parish data center to 5 gigawatts, one of the largest in historyKNOE· Jul 13, 2026
- Council rejects data center zoning amendment, calls for one-year studyhometownsource.com· Jul 11, 2026
- Mega AI data centre would be 'one of Scotland's top 10 polluters’ if plans greenlitThe National Scot· Jun 18, 2026
- Massive data center projects spark backlash and protest from Pittsburg and Gilroy communitiesABC7 Bay Area· Jun 17, 2026
- Murray City Council approves moratorium on data center applications for one weekHoptown Chronicle· Jun 13, 2026
- A data center caused an uproar in Utah. Congress is watching (and waiting)Roll Call· Jun 11, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Ione Junior High in Jackson, is 5.0 mi from this site (393 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.